Our scripture this morning is 1 Chronicles 29:10-11 (NLT).
Then David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly: “O Lord, the God of our ancestor Israel, may you be praised forever and ever! Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O Lord, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as the one who is over all things.”
David’s prayer in this passage offers God thanks for His continuing love and care. It is a doxology or “words of praise” that we echo in hymns and prayer – “for Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.” It tells of our gratitude that He calls us His own.
It reminds the people (and us) that God has always been with us, “the God of our ancestor Israel.” We are to remember that “everything in the heavens and on earth” was made by and belong to Him. We have been given responsibility here as caretakers for the Master, but nothing, including our lives, are truly ours.
It closes with the truth that God is “the One who is over all things.” Without God’s word and will, nothing would exist. He is always ready for us to acknowledge our eternal connection through prayer and praise, and to go in His name to tell everyone of His love.
Gracious God, we are grateful for all Your many gifts, none more wonderful than Your Son given for our salvation. Bless us to be the witnesses You call us to be. Amen.
